Well, that didn’t take long. For about five minutes, it looked like Sinclair and Nexstar—the two broadcasting giants carrying many of America’s ABC affiliates—were going to flex their muscles by refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Disney dragged him back on stage. But reality set in faster than a Marvel reboot. Just as quickly…
Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and the Free Speech Fire Drill
Well, here we are again, folks: another cultural meltdown over who’s allowed to flap their gums on TV. And this time the lucky contestant on America’s Next First Amendment Crisis is none other than Jimmy Kimmel. He managed to land himself in the hot seat after cracking jokes about the tragic shooting of conservative activist…
Truth, Defamation, and the Battle for Trust in Media
Here we are, folks—ABC News recently cut a $15 million check to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump after its star anchor George Stephanopoulos repeatedly and aggressively said Trump had been “found liable for rape.” And now, we’ve got commentators spinning themselves into a tizzy, debating whether this settlement is about truth, media…
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